Fun Facts About the Name Jacek
- 532 babies named Jacek: U.S. records list 532 babies given the name Jacek from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jacek Mean?
Jacek is a Polish masculine name meaning the hyacinth flower, from Greek Hyakinthos, the name of the plant and of the Spartan youth in classical myth. The ultimate origin of the Greek word is uncertain and is often considered pre-Greek. It passed into Latin as Hyacinthus, and from that Latin name the Polish forms developed.
Within Polish, Jacek is closely related to the learned form Jacenty, also from Hyacinthus; Jacek is often described as a vernacular shortened form of Jacenty. The classical myth supplies literary associations but does not give the name a separate root meaning.
Jacek Name History & Origins
Greek Hyakinthos became Latin Hyacinthus, and the Polish learned form Jacenty was borrowed from that Latin name. Jacek developed as a shorter vernacular form of Jacenty. Its Polish spelling reflects local pronunciation: j stands for the y sound and c for ts.
A noted medieval bearer was the Dominican St. Jacek Odrowąż (c. 1183 - 1257), known in English as St. Hyacinth and canonized in 1594. In literature, Jacek Soplica is a central character in Adam Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz (1834).
How Popular is the Name Jacek?
Jacek has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #3,019 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,004 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,975 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,293 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,741 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,861 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #4,998 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,155 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,681 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #9,075 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #5,344 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #3,019 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,409 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,274 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #5,582 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #4,824 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #3,589 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #3,732 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,830 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #3,760 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #5,355 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,901 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,734 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #3,771 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #9,155 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,913 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #5,817 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,744 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,212 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,943 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,657 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #8,410 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,746 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,432 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,398 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,136 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,746 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #3,970 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,293 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,158 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jacek Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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